OK SO FIRST OFF YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THE SELZNICKS ALWAYS AND FOREVER I JUST I LOVE <3333333333 Also, all the things are pure gold lbr *throws confetti*
Okie dokie here the follow will most likely be word vomit so good luck with that honestly I just love our weirdo sons <3
FIRST OFF TINA IM SUPER EMOTIONAL ABOUT CHRIS REMEMBERING THEIR BIRTHDAYS AND MAKING THEM LAUGH AND KEEPING THEM CHEERFUL HE HONESTLY SINGLE HANDEDLY GOT THEM THROUGH THAT LBR HERE FOR ONE MINUTE <333333333333333333
As with, I imagine, most things, Will represents the medium between his two brothers (I’m just picturing Will 1000000% done constantly facepalming any time both of them are in the same room together basically bc they’re probs making opposite declarations and Will is just like ‘i love you idiots but idek what to do w you two sometimes’ basically), and I def thinks that is carried out as well in his feelings about their parents bc while Chris was there to make them smile and Owen was growing into teen angst at age four, Will just sort of made it his mission to keep his polar opposite bros together and with him. I think Will hella respects his father, looks out for their mother…but he also resents them both and honestly Will has some abandonment issues from them ngl. But he’s also grateful to them??? Like, their mom yknow fed them and freaking gave birth to them and their dad saw to it they had the skills to survive in basically any circumstances and yeah his emotions are twisty and tangled and mostly ???????? in general but even more so when it comes to their parents hahahah so he’s forever going SHOW SOME RESPECT to Owen about their parents and then turning around to Chris going ARE YOU INSANE THEY WERE THE WORST PARENTS EVER so good luck w all of that smdh
I also feel like, though v different, Will and Chris actually really make a great team bc they kind of ~complement one another as far as their skills etc. Like, Chris can make the best of a bad situation while Will sorts through the parts to find some solution to said problem and I feel like they were constantly using these skill sets in tandem growing up, esp when, like, they were running wild bc their mom was NOT watching them and like Will - who was actually a little troublemaker growing up i s2g - would get into some idiotic mess and Chris would sweet talk their way out of it and then other time they’d like get stuck somewhere in the middle of nowhere and Chris would like keep them calm while Will pulled a MacGyver and built some weird thing out of bubblegum and pencils to help get them unstuck jk jk but just…basically, Chris was the good cop to Will’s bad cop hahaha And meanwhile poor Owen was, what? three when their parents split up and these two idiots essentially became the only stable figures in his life smdh like I feel like that??? right there??? explains sooooooo much ommmmggggg esp bc Will actually has lots of frustrations and like, ~now he bottles them up bc that’s super healthy hahaha but back then I feel like he would literally run away or like do some really dumb dare or like just generally get into lots of trouble????????? and honestly just…thank god he’s calmed down over the year tbqh
And as they got older and got to be an unholy threesome, Will channeled that into being determined and hardworking and ~accomplishing~ things and still holding his brothers together bc I feel like that became his main focus pr early on, what with the divorce and all, and he felt like he had nothing for sure in this world except them and even they might pick up and leave someday but it was the three of them agains the world. Also, can I just take a moment to appreciate how, with each subsequent child, the Selznicks get more exTrEMe like either way you go, you go from happy go lucky to…well…owen idek <33333333333333333333333
Also I can’t stop laughing bc I read about Chris going IT’S CLOBBERING GOOFY TIME and I’m honestly just picturing Chris @will and owen like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgqP4M2XAs
Ok, so as far as housing arrangements go: Will bought himself a house with Drew when Will turned 18 and honestly literally any day, any time, the door is always, always open to any Selznicks <3 And they’re welcome to crash as long as they like. I feel like there’s one guest room but there’s also a sofa and honestly they’re welcome to stay as long as they like.
Now, Lizzy, I’m a little confused about the timing with Owen. Did he move in with Will immediately once he turned 18, or did he move in with Will after he broke up with Cassie? Or did he move in with Will when he was 18, move out (to move in with Cassie?), and then move back in????????
In any case, I know at at least one point, all three Selznick bros were living under Will’s roof (and honestly Will wouldn’t have it any other way <3) and possibly still are? And so yeah, if Chris just showed up at like 4am with a suitcase and said ‘will can i stay here,’ he’d have a place to stay as long as he liked. I mean, the cost is pr high though bc you run the risk of getting pranked by Will’s housemate, Drew ;DDD jk jk And if it was two years ago, Will would’ve lived there for several years atp *thumbs up*
Also, as far as Lex is concerned, he def could’ve homewrecked any time hahaha The only period that wouldn’t work is the august of 2012, if that helps at all?????
I mean…honestly…Will TOTALLY agrees!!!!! He kind of feels left behind a lot and he likes having his brothers close and knowing that he’s helping them. Like, not that he wants them to be in bad straights!!! He toooootally wants the best for them!!! But he also likes to know that he can be there for them and they can lean on him and they’re all together and bros and yassss <333333
Ok, gonna stop rambling now that it’s past bed time *shifty eyes*
THAT THIS WHOLE FAMILY MAKES ME SUPER EMOTIONAL OKAY LIKE THESE THREE BOYS WERE BASICALLY FORCED TO RAISE EACH OTHER AND THEY ALL TURNED OUT SO DIFFERENT?!!! and yet they all still love and support each other (in their own v different ways haha) and honestly couldn’t live w/o each other and LAKJDFASKLFJASFLKAJSFALSJKFLAKSFJLSAJF alksdjflaksjfljflaksfjlakjf
okay so when owen was really little and b/f the divorce he was a happier kid/person and he was def shaping up to be some cross between will/chris and probably would have been honestly some weird cross between drew weisman and sean bentley haha but instead the divorce happened and now he’s just this grumpy kid w/ anger/self-confidence issues who pretends he doesn’t care about anything when the truth is that he cares about everything way too much ~wipes away a tear~
he def has had his moments when he’s pulled away from his brothers/lashed out at them/acted like he was ~too cool~ to hang around them (honestly especially chris b/c he’s the goofiest but also b/c he’s the oldest y’know?) but in reality okay his bros are like the only people he’s had there for his entire life and that he’s loved/trusted and he might SAY things but what owen says and what he means are very different haha b/c he has a very difficult time with words/emotions/feelings and idk he’s basically mad max like he will communicate w/ you by grunting.
oKAY, but as far as the timeline goes – I think that Owen moved in with Will (or possibly Chris wherever he was living/???) as soon as he was 18 b/c he HAD. TO. GET. OUT. OF. HIS. PARENTS. HOUSE. hahaha, but then I think he probs got his own place for a few years, but as soon as he quit his Sheraton job he definitely couldn’t pay rent anymore/got into some trouble and yeah, he’s been crashing on the couch @ will’s ever since.
anyway, now I think that it’s the four of them (the selznicks + drew) living there together??? i mean, I def know that will/drew/owen live there and that chris lived there after his divorce/idk if he still lives there, tina, but honestly cool either way????
I HAVE COME TO JOIN THIS SELZNICK LOVE FEST. BECAUSE THEY ARE THE GREATEST BROS AND I’M GLAD WE ALL LOVE THEM SO <333
anyway, i think i like them all living together?? because while chris initially moved in because he didn’t have anywhere else to go, i think now he stays as more of a securty thing? because while he could get his own place, it’s easier to stay with his bros because he still has a good support system?? because even though he says he is, i think he’s still not really over karen and because of that, he doesn’t really want to be alone. and maybe he keeps telling will that he’ll get out of his hair if he wants him to (and maybe take owen, haha) he doesn’t actually take the steps because he’s not really ready yet?
because chris really and truly trusted karen and tried to start a life with her. and she basically threw it in his face. so i think he retreated back to the only people he knows he can trust: his bros. they may have their differences but they’re the only family he has left and he still needs that security blanket.
.... so that was the long way of saying yes, i think the four of them still live together, haha.
anyway, WILL AND CHRIS TOTALLY DO MAKE A GREAT TEAM. i feel like they definitely do compliment each other (sometimes quite literally, mostly coming from chris. “that’s a very manly plaid. those colors really bring out the sensitivity in your eyes, will. good job. good choices.” probably patting him on the shoulder while he’s standing there in his undewear and an open robe drinking right out of the milk carton. i really don’t know what to do with him *facepalm*) anyway, while i think they were more of a team when they were all younger, i think they’re still that way. like any problem they face, they face together? because they will see it two different ways and, therefore, come up with two different solutions? and while their solutions might work alright separately, they definitely work better together?
and i think deep down they still have that mentality of protecting their family? because yes they’re all adults and they’re doing alright right now but they‘ve all had their hardships, especially romantically. so i think in some ways they’ll always be three broken boys who are just trying to take care of each other and survive. which we can still see in will taking in both of his brothers when they no longer had places to live and chris hiring owen when he lost his job at the sheraton. they always have each other’s backs and i LOVE THAT SO MUCH.
and with owen, i think chris once tried to bring him more ~out of his shell and make him happier again. there were probably literally times when they were younger when he was like “c’mon we’re going camping” and took them all out in the woods and tried to teach owen to fish and stuff like that. and basically did ~dad things to try to maybe cheer him up/make him happier. but i think he eventually realized that he couldn’t do that and owen was going to become whoever he was going to become on his own and all chris could do is just be there for him and protect him. so while they are polar opposites now and probably clash on a lot of things, i think chris still knows that owen cares and he just shows it a different way. and that’s okay too. chris still gives him all the motivational speeches and goofy hats and is just ~there for him the way he knows how to be. and half their conversations probably end like this: chris: “i’m sensing some hostility right now. so i’m going to leave the hat to do it’s thing and we’ll pick this up later. good talk.”
also! i’ve been chatting with lauren about the chris/karen timeline so i’ll get back to you on that when we get it worked out. but they definitely divorced in 2013. and she said lex happened before that. so we’re thinking it might have been right after valex broke up? so when was that exactly? for ~reference?